96-15501. Appeals From Administrative Actions  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 121 (Friday, June 21, 1996)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Pages 31875-31879]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-15501]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
    
    Bureau of Indian Affairs
    
    25 CFR Part 2
    
    RIN 1076-AD50
    
    
    Appeals From Administrative Actions
    
    AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
    
    ACTION: Proposed rule.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is proposing to amend its 
    regulations on appeals. We are proposing this amendment as part of the 
    President's National Performance Review regulatory reform initiative. 
    The proposal will enhance its usability by clarifying the language.
    
    DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 19, 1996.
    
    ADDRESSES: Mail comments to Deborah Maddox, Director of the Office of 
    Tribal Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street, NW, MS 4603-
    MIB, Washington, D.C. 20240. Comments may be hand delivered to the same 
    address from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Maddox, Office of Tribal 
    Services at 202-208-3463.
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The authority to issue rules and regulations 
    is vested in the Secretary of the Interior by 5 U.S.C. Sec. 301 and 
    sections 463 and 465 of the Revised Statutes, 25 U.S.C. Secs. 2 and 9. 
    The proposed rule has been written to facilitate its use by the general 
    public, tribes, and individual Indians affected by the rule. No 
    substantive revisions are proposed in this rule.
    
    Public Participation Statement
    
        Publication of the proposed rule by the Department of the Interior 
    (Department) provides the public an opportunity to participate in the 
    rulemaking process. Interested persons may submit written comments 
    regarding the proposed rule to the location identified in the 
    ``addresses'' section of this document.
    
    Executive Order 12778
    
        The Department has certified to the Office of Management and Budget 
    (OMB) that these proposed regulations meet the applicable standards 
    provided in sections 2(a) and 2(b)(2) of Executive Order 12778.
    
    Executive Order 12866
    
        This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under 
    Executive Order 12866 and has not been reviewed by the Office of 
    Management and Budget.
    
    Regulatory Flexibility Act
    
        This proposed rule will not have a significant economic impact on a 
    substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility 
    Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
    
    Executive Order 12630
    
        The Department has determined that this proposed rule does not have 
    ``significant takings'' implications. The proposed rule does not 
    pertain to ``taking'' of private property interests, nor does it impact 
    private property.
    
    Executive Order 12612
    
        The Department has determined that this proposed rule does not have 
    significant federalism effects because it pertains solely to Federal-
    tribal relations and will not interfere with the roles, rights and 
    responsibilities of states.
    
    NEPA Statement
    
        The Department has determined that this proposed rule does not 
    constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality 
    of the human environment and that no detailed statement is required 
    under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
    
    Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995
    
        This rule imposes no unfunded mandates on any governmental or 
    private entity and is in compliance with the provisions of the Unfunded 
    Mandates Act of 1995.
    
    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
    
        This rule has been examined under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
    1995 and has been found to contain no information collection 
    requirements.
    
    Drafting Information
    
        The primary author of this document is Kimberly Toyekoyah, Bureau 
    of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.
    
    List of Subjects in 25 CFR Part 2
    
        Indians-law, Indians--administrative practice and procedure, 
    Indians--administrative appeals.
    
        For the reasons given in the preamble, part 2 of title 25, chapter 
    I of the Code of Federal Regulations is proposed to be revised as set 
    forth below.
    
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    PART 2--APPEALS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
    
    Sec.
    2.1  Information collection.
    2.2  Definitions.
    2.3  Applicability.
    2.4  Who will decide my appeal?
    2.5  What can I do if the appeal causes delays and financial losses?
    2.6  When is an administrative decision final?
    2.7  How will I know an administrative decision has been made?
    2.8  What may I do if an official fails to act?
    2.9  How do I appeal an administrative decision?
    2.10  What documents must I file other than a notice of appeal?
    2.11  If someone else files an appeal that affects my interest, may 
    I respond to the appeal?
    2.12  How do I serve appeal documents?
    2.13  How do I file an appeal document?
    2.14  Who is responsible for keeping record addresses up to date?
    2.15  How are periods of time computed?
    2.16  May the time period for filing or serving a document be 
    extended?
    2.17  Can an appeal be dismissed before it is reviewed?
    2.18  Can appeals be consolidated?
    2.19  How do Area Directors and Education Line Officers render 
    decisions?
    2.20  Can the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs render a decision 
    after I have filed an appeal with the Interior Board of Indian 
    Appeals?
    2.21  What information may the reviewing official consider?
    
        Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9.
    
    
    Sec. 2.1  Information collection.
    
        In accordance with Office of Management and Budget regulations in 5 
    CFR 1320.4, approval of information collections contained in this 
    regulation is not required.
    
    
    Sec. 2.2  Definitions.
    
        Administrative decision means a decision or action made by an 
    official of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
        Appeal means a written request for review of an action or the 
    inaction of an official of the Bureau of Indian Affairs that is claimed 
    to adversely affect the interested party making the request.
        Appellant means any interested party who files an appeal under this 
    part.
        Commissioner of Indian Affairs means the Commissioner of Indian 
    Affairs or the Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
        Interested party means any person whose interests could be 
    adversely affected by a decision in an appeal.
        Legal holiday means a Federal holiday as designated by the 
    President or Congress of the United States.
        Must means a mandatory or imperative act or requirement.
        Notice of appeal means the written document sent to the official 
    designated in this part, indicating that a decision is being appealed 
    (see Sec. 2.9).
        Person includes any Indian or non-Indian individual, corporation, 
    tribe or other organization.
        Statement of reasons means a written document submitted by the 
    appellant explaining why the decision being appealed is in error (see 
    Sec. 2.10).
    
    
    Sec. 2.3  Applicability.
    
        (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, this part 
    applies to all appeals from decisions made by officials of the Bureau 
    of Indian Affairs by persons who may be adversely affected by these 
    decisions.
        (b) This part does not apply if any other regulation or Federal 
    statute provides a different administrative appeal procedure applicable 
    to a specific type of decision.
    
    
    Sec. 2.4 Who will decide my appeal?
    
        (a) An Area Director, if the subject of appeal is a decision by a 
    person under the authority of that Area Director.
        (b) An Area Director, an Education Line Officer, a President of a 
    Post-Secondary School, or the Director, Office of Indian Education 
    Programs if the appeal is from a decision of an Office of Indian 
    Education programs official under his/her jurisdiction.
        (c) The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs under the provisions of 
    Sec. 2.20.
        (d) The Commissioner of Indian Affairs under the provisions of 
    Sec. 2.20(c).
        (e) The Interior Board of Indian Appeals, under the provisions of 
    43 CFR part 4, subpart D, if the appeal is from a decision made by an 
    Area Director or the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
    
    
    Sec. 2.5  What can I do if the appeal causes delays and financial 
    losses?
    
        (a) If you believe that you may suffer a measurable and substantial 
    financial loss as a direct result of the delay caused by an appeal 
    filed by someone else, you may request that the official before whom 
    the appeal is pending require the appellant to post a reasonable bond 
    adequate to protect against that financial loss.
        (b) If you request a bond, you are responsible for proving the 
    likelihood that you may suffer a measurable and substantial financial 
    loss as a direct result of the delay caused by the appeal.
        (c) The official before whom an appeal is pending may require the 
    posting of a bond on his or her own initiative, if the official 
    determines that a bond is necessary to protect the financial interests 
    of an Indian or Indian tribe.
        (d) The official before whom an appeal is pending must give notice 
    of the decision that a bond be posted or the decision denying a request 
    that a bond be posted under Sec. 2.7.
    
    
    Sec. 2.6  When is an administrative decision final?
    
        (a) No decision, which at the time of its rendition is subject to 
    appeal to a superior authority in the Department, will be considered 
    final so as to constitute Departmental action subject to judicial 
    review under 5 U.S.C. 704, unless when an appeal is filed, the official 
    to whom the appeal is made determines that public safety, protection of 
    trust resources, or other public exigency requires that the decision be 
    made effective immediately.
        (b) Decisions made by officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
    will be effective when the time for filing a notice of appeal has 
    expired and no notice of appeal has been filed.
        (c) Decisions made by the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs will 
    be final for the Department and effective immediately unless the 
    Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs provides otherwise in the decision.
    
    
    Sec. 2.7  How will I know an administrative decision has been made?
    
        (a) The official making a decision must give the appellant and all 
    known interested parties written notice of the decision by certified or 
    registered mail, return receipt requested. These receipts will become a 
    permanent part of the record.
        (b) Failure of the official making a decision to give written 
    notice will not affect the validity of the decision or action. However, 
    the time to file a notice of appeal regarding such a decision will not 
    begin to run until notice has been given in accordance with paragraph 
    (c) of this section.
        (c) All written decisions, except decisions which are final for the 
    Department under Sec. 2.6(c), must include a statement that the 
    decision may be appealed under this part, identify the official to whom 
    it may be appealed and indicate the appeal procedures, including the 
    30-day time limit for filing a notice of appeal.
    
    
    Sec. 2.8  What may I do if an official fails to act?
    
        (a) If your interests are adversely affected, or your ability to 
    protect your interests is impeded by the failure of an official to act 
    on a request to the official, you can make the official's inaction the 
    subject of appeal. You must:
        (1) Request in writing that the official take the action originally 
    asked of the official;
    
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        (2) Describe the interest adversely affected by the official's 
    inaction, including a description of the loss, impairment or impediment 
    of the interest caused by the official's inaction; and
        (3) State that, unless the official involved either takes action on 
    the merits of the written request within 10 days of receipt of the 
    request by the official, or establishes a date by which action will be 
    taken, an appeal will be filed in accordance with this part.
        (b) The official receiving a request as specified in paragraph (a) 
    of this section must either:
        (1) Make a decision on the merits of the initial request within 10 
    days from receipt of the request for a decision; or
        (2) Establish a reasonable later date by which the decision will be 
    made, not to exceed 60 days from the date of request.
        (c) If an official establishes a date by which a requested decision 
    will be made, this date will be the date by which failure to make a 
    decision will be appealable under this part.
        (d) If the official, within the 10-day period specified in 
    paragraph (a) of this section, fails to make a decision on the merits 
    of the initial request or to establish a later date by which a decision 
    will be made, the official's inaction will be appealable to the next 
    official in the process established in this part.
    
    
    Sec. 2.9  How do I appeal an administrative decision?
    
        (a) You must file a written notice of appeal in the office of the 
    official whose decision is being appealed. You must also send a copy of 
    the notice of appeal to the official who will decide the appeal and to 
    all known interested parties. The notice of appeal must be filed in the 
    office of the official whose decision is being appealed within 30 days 
    of your receipt of the notice of administrative action described in 
    Sec. 2.7.
        (1) A notice of appeal that is filed by mail is considered filed on 
    the date that it is postmarked. You are responsible for proving that 
    your notice of appeal is timely filed.
        (2) No extension of time will be granted for filing a notice of 
    appeal. Notices of appeal not filed in the specified time will not be 
    considered, and the decision involved will be considered final for the 
    Department and effective in accordance with Sec. 2.6(a).
        (b) If you are an Indian or Indian tribe and not represented by 
    counsel, you may request assistance in preparing your appeal from the 
    official who issued the decision. If you request assistance, the 
    official who issued the decision appealed must give you appropriate 
    assistance in preparing the appeal.
        (c) Your notice of appeal must:
        (1) Include your name, address, and phone number.
        (2) Be clearly labeled or titled with the words ``NOTICE OF 
    APPEAL.''
        (3) Contain a statement of the decision being appealed that is 
    sufficient to permit identification of the decision.
        (4) Certify that copies of the notice of appeal have been served on 
    interested parties, as prescribed in Sec. 2.12(a).
        (d) Your notice of appeal should:
        (1) Have on the face of any envelope in which the notice is mailed 
    or delivered, in addition to the address, the clearly visible words 
    ``NOTICE OF APPEAL.''
        (2) If possible, attach either a copy of the notice of the 
    administrative decision received under Sec. 2.7, or when an official 
    has failed to make a decision or take any action, attach a copy of your 
    request for a decision or action under Sec. 2.8 with a written 
    statement that the official failed to make a decision or take any 
    action or to establish a date by which a decision would be made upon 
    the request.
    
    
    Sec. 2.10  What documents must I file other than a notice of appeal?
    
        (a) You must file a statement of reasons in every appeal, and it 
    must be accompanied by or otherwise incorporate all supporting 
    documents.
        (b) The statement of reasons may be included in or filed with the 
    notice of appeal.
        (c) If the statement of reasons is not filed with the notice of 
    appeal, you must file a separate statement of reasons in the office of 
    the official whose decision is being appealed within 30 days after the 
    notice of appeal was filed in that office.
        (d) The statement of reasons whether filed with the notice of 
    appeal or filed separately should:
        (1) Be clearly labeled ``STATEMENT OF REASONS''.
        (2) Have on the face of any envelope in which the statement of 
    reasons is mailed or delivered, in addition to the address, the clearly 
    visible words ``STATEMENT OF REASONS''.
    
    
    Sec. 2.11  If someone else files an appeal that affects my interest, 
    may I respond to the appeal?
    
        Yes. You are an interested party.
        (a) Any interested party may file a written answer responding to 
    the appellant's notice of appeal and statement of reasons.
        (b) Any interested party may file a written answer describing the 
    affected interest and a response to the appeal. This answer may be 
    submitted in any appropriate manner. The written answer may be 
    accompanied by or otherwise incorporate supporting documents.
        (c) The written answer must be filed within 30 days after the 
    statement of reasons is received.
        (d) The written answer and any supporting documents must be filed 
    in the office of the official before whom the appeal is pending as 
    specified in Sec. 2.13.
        (e) The written answer should:
        (1) Be clearly labeled or titled with the words ``ANSWER OF 
    INTERESTED PARTY'';
        (2) Have on the face of any envelope in which the answer is mailed 
    or delivered, in addition to the address, the clearly visible words 
    ``ANSWER OF INTERESTED PARTY''; and
        (3) Contain a statement of the decision being appealed that is 
    sufficient to permit identification of the decision.
    
    
    Sec. 2.12  How do I serve appeal documents?
    
        (a) All persons filing documents in an appeal must serve copies of 
    those documents on all other interested parties known to the person 
    making the filing.
        (1) The documents must be served on all other interested parties, 
    either by mail or personal delivery, at the time the document is filed.
        (2) A written statement must be filed certifying that the document 
    has been served on each interested party. The statement should show the 
    document involved, the name and address of the party served, and the 
    date of service.
        (b) If an appeal is filed with the Interior Board of Indian 
    Appeals, a copy of the notice of appeal must also be sent to the 
    Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs: The notice of appeal sent to the 
    Interior Board of Indian Appeals must certify that a copy has been sent 
    to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
        (c) If the appellant is an Indian or Indian tribe not represented 
    by counsel, and has requested assistance in preparing the appeal from 
    the official who issued the decision, the official will, in the manner 
    prescribed in this section, personally or by mail serve a copy of all 
    appeal documents on the official who will decide the appeal and on each 
    interested party known to the serving official.
        (d) Service of any document under this part must be by personal 
    delivery or by mail to the record address as specified in Sec. 2.14. 
    Service on a tribe will be to the principal or designated tribal 
    official or to the governing body.
        (e) In all cases where a party is represented by an attorney in an 
    appeal, service of any document on the attorney is service on the party 
    represented. Where a party is represented by more
    
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    than one attorney, service on any one attorney is sufficient. The 
    certificate of service on an attorney will include the name of the 
    party whom the attorney represents and indicate that service was made 
    on the attorney representing that party.
        (f) When an official deciding an appeal determines that there has 
    not been service of a document affecting a person's interest, the 
    official will either serve the document on the person or direct the 
    appropriate legal counsel to serve the document on the person and allow 
    the person an opportunity to respond.
    
    
    Sec. 2.13  How do I file an appeal document?
    
        (a) An appeal document is properly filed with an official of the 
    Bureau of Indian Affairs:
        (1) By personal delivery during regular business hours to the 
    person designated to receive mail in the immediate office of the 
    official; or
        (2) By mail to the facility officially designated for receipt of 
    mail addressed to the official. The document is considered filed by 
    mail on the date that it is postmarked.
        (b) Bureau of Indian Affairs offices receiving a misdirected appeal 
    document will forward the document to the proper office promptly. If a 
    person delivers an appeal document to the wrong office or mails an 
    appeal document to an incorrect address, no extension of time should be 
    allowed because of the time necessary for a Bureau office to redirect 
    the document to the correct address.
        (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an 
    official deciding an appeal will allow late filing of a misdirected 
    document, including a notice of appeal, where the official finds that 
    the misdirection is the fault of the government.
    
    
    Sec. 2.14  Who is responsible for keeping record addresses up to date?
    
        (a) Every interested party who files a document in connection with 
    an appeal must, when filing the document, indicate his/her address.
        (1) Any change of address must be promptly reported to the official 
    with whom the previous address was filed.
        (2) The most current address on file under this subsection will be 
    deemed the proper address for all purposes under this part.
        (b) The successors in interest of a party must also promptly inform 
    the official specified in paragraph (a) of this section of their 
    interest in the appeal and their address.
        (c) An appellant or interested party failing to file an address or 
    change of address as specified in this section may not object to lack 
    of notice or service attributable to his/her failure to indicate a new 
    address.
    
    
    Sec. 2.15  How are periods of time computed?
    
        In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed in this part, 
    calendar days will be used. Computation will not include the day on 
    which a decision being appealed was made, service or notice was 
    received, a document was filed, or other event occurred causing time to 
    begin to run. Computation will include the last day of the period, 
    unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday, in which event 
    the period runs until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, 
    a Sunday, or a legal holiday.
    
    
    Sec. 2.16  May the time for filing or serving a document be extended?
    
        An official to whom an appeal is made may, upon a showing of good 
    cause by a party and with notice to all other parties, extend the 
    period for filing or serving any document; provided, however, that no 
    extension will be granted for filing a notice of appeal under Sec. 2.9 
    or serve by itself to extend any period specified by law or regulation 
    other than in this part.
    
    
    Sec. 2.17  Can an appeal be dismissed before it is reviewed?
    
        (a) An appeal under this part will be dismissed if the notice of 
    appeal is not filed within the time specified in Sec. 2.9(a).
        (b) An appeal under this part may be subject to summary dismissal 
    for the following causes:
        (1) If after the appellant is given an opportunity to amend them, 
    the appeal documents do not state the reasons why the appellant 
    believes the decision being appealed is in error, or the reasons for 
    the appeal are not otherwise evident in the documents; or
        (2) If the appellant has been required to post a bond and fails to 
    do so.
    
    
    Sec. 2.18  Can appeals be consolidated?
    
        Separate proceedings pending before one official under this part 
    and involving common questions of law or fact may be consolidated by 
    the official conducting the proceedings, under a motion by any party or 
    on the initiative of the official.
    
    
    Sec. 2.19  How do Area Directors or Education Line Officers render 
    decisions?
    
        (a) Area Directors, Education Line Officers and the Director, 
    Office of Indian Education Programs must render written decisions in 
    all cases appealed to them within 60 days after all time for pleadings 
    (including all extensions granted) has expired. The decision must 
    include a statement that the decision may be appealed and indicate the 
    appeal procedures, including the 30-day time limit for filing a notice 
    of appeal.
        (b) The official deciding the appeal must send a copy of the 
    decision to the appellant and each known interested party by certified 
    or registered mail, return receipt requested.
        These receipts will become a permanent part of the record.
    
    
    Sec. 2.20  Can the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs render a 
    decision after I have filed an appeal with the Interior Board of Indian 
    Appeals?
    
        (a) When a decision is appealed to the Interior Board of Indian 
    Appeals, a copy of the notice of appeal must be sent to the Assistant 
    Secretary--Indian Affairs.
        (b) The notice of appeal sent to the Interior Board of Indian 
    Appeals must certify that a copy has been sent to the Assistant 
    Secretary--Indian Affairs.
        (c) Under 43 CFR 4.332(b), a notice of appeal to the Board of 
    Indian Appeals will not be effective until 20 days after receipt by the 
    Board. During this time, the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs will 
    have authority to issue a decision in the appeal or assign 
    responsibility to issue a decision in the appeal to the Commissioner of 
    Indian Affairs. The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs will not 
    consider petitions to exercise this authority.
        (1) If the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs decides to issue a 
    decision in the appeal or to assign responsibility to the Commissioner 
    of Indian Affairs, he/she will notify the Board of Indian Appeals, the 
    deciding official, the appellant, and interested parties within 15 days 
    of his/her receipt of a copy of the notice of appeal.
        (2) Upon receipt of the notification, the Board of Indian Appeals 
    will transfer the appeal to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. 
    The decision must be signed by the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs 
    or the Commissioner of Indian Affairs within 60 days after all time for 
    pleadings (including all extensions granted) has expired.
        (3) If the decision is signed by the Assistant Secretary--Indian 
    Affairs, it will be final for the Department and effective immediately 
    unless the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs provides otherwise in 
    the decision. Except as otherwise provided in Sec. 2.20(g), if the 
    decision is signed by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, it may be 
    appealed to the Board of Indian Appeals under the provisions of 43 CFR 
    part 4, subpart D.
        (d) The official deciding the appeal must send a copy of the 
    decision to the
    
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    appellant and each known interested party by certified or registered 
    mail, return receipt requested. These receipts will become a permanent 
    part of the record.
        (e) If the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs or the Commissioner 
    of Indian Affairs does not make a decision within 60 days after all 
    time for pleadings (including all extensions granted) has expired, any 
    party may move the Board of Indian Appeals to assume jurisdiction 
    subject to 43 CFR 4.337(b). A motion for Board decision under this 
    section will invest the Board with jurisdiction as of the date the 
    motion is received by the Board.
        (f) When the Board of Indian Appeals, in accordance with 43 CFR 
    4.337(b), refers an appeal containing one or more discretionary issues 
    to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs for further consideration, 
    the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs will take action on the appeal 
    consistent with the procedures in this section.
        (g) The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs will render a written 
    decision in an appeal from a decision of the Director, Office of Indian 
    Education Programs within 60 days after all time for pleadings 
    (including extensions granted) has expired. A copy of the decision must 
    be sent to the appellant and each known interested party by certified 
    or registered mail, return receipt requested. These receipts will 
    become a permanent part of the record. The decision will be final for 
    the Department and effective immediately unless the Assistant 
    Secretary--Indian Affairs provides otherwise in the decision.
    
    
    Sec. 2.21  What information may the reviewing official consider?
    
        (a) When a decision has been appealed, any information available to 
    the reviewing official may be used in reaching a decision whether part 
    of the record or not.
        (b) When the official deciding an appeal believes it appropriate to 
    consider documents or information not contained in the record on 
    appeal, the official must notify all interested parties of the 
    information and give them not less than 10 days to comment on the 
    information before the appeal is decided. The deciding official will 
    include in the record copies of documents or a description of the 
    information used in arriving at the decision. Except where disclosure 
    of the actual documents used may be prohibited by law, copies of the 
    information will be made available to the parties upon request and at 
    their expense.
    
        Dated: May 31, 1996.
    Ada E Deer,
    Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
    [FR Doc. 96-15501 Filed 6-20-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4310-02-P
    
    

Document Information

Published:
06/21/1996
Department:
Indian Affairs Bureau
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Proposed rule.
Document Number:
96-15501
Dates:
Comments must be received on or before September 19, 1996.
Pages:
31875-31879 (5 pages)
RINs:
1076-AD50: Appeals From Administrative Actions
RIN Links:
https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1076-AD50/appeals-from-administrative-actions
PDF File:
96-15501.pdf
CFR: (40)
25 CFR 2.10)
25 CFR 2.20(c)
25 CFR 2.1
25 CFR 2.2
25 CFR 2.3
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